AUDIO BOOKS
CIRCUIT, a WLS member library program to rotate and share
audio book rotating collections among members.

ALA

AMERICAN
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, the national professional association
for librarians. The organization includes many divisions and roundtables
such as the Public Library Association and the Intellectual Freedom
Roundtable.

AV

AUDIOVISUAL.
An umbrella term for audio and video recordings.

BADGERLINK

BADGERLINK,
a program of the state that funds and provides access to a variety
of high-quality commercial databases, such as magazine and newspaper
indexes and online encyclopedias and children's material. The
access is free to Wisconsin citizens via the Internet at http://www.badgerlink.net

BADGERNET

BADGERNET
is the state's high-speed telecommunication network. It uses
funds from TEACH to subsidize the cost of the network to some
participants, including libraries. WALS uses the BadgerNet network
to connect its participating libraries to each other and to the
internet.

CCBC

COOPERATIVE
CHILDREN'S BOOKS CENTER, a preview center where children's
librarians can go to look at the latest children's books, as well
as examine special subject collections.

CD-ROM

COMPACT
DISK/READ-ONLY MEMORY or CD-ROM, a storage method in which
an optical disk is used to hold enormous amounts of data. The
disk can then be "read" by a microcomputer equipped with search
software and an optical disk drive. Unlike a microcomputer disk,
the microcomputer can only read data from the optical disk; it
cannot put any new information on the disk.

CE

CONTINUING
EDUCATION. An umbrella term for workshops and seminars.

COLAND

COUNCIL
ON LIBRARY AND NETWORK DEVELOPMENT, the state level advisory
group, appointed by the Governor, which makes policy and activity
recommendations on library services to the Wisconsin Division
for Libraries and Community Learning. It is composed of both citizen
and librarian members.

DLTCL

DIVISION
FOR LIBRARIES TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNITY LEARNING, the State
of Wisconsin agency that coordinates the activities of the state's
17 public library systems, supervises system compliance with the
state library laws, and distributes the state aid for library
systems. Part of the state Department of Public Instruction.

DPI

DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, the state of Wisconsin Department that
includes libraries.

DRA

DRA
is the name of the library catalog and circulation software used
by the WALS libraries. The software had been developed by Data
Research Associates, a St. Louis firm. DRA was recently purchased
by Sirsi Corporation. See also WALS and SIRSI.

E-RATE

E-RATE
is a federal program for providing subsidies to schools and
Libraries for telecommunication access and service. The funds
for the Program is from assessments made to telephone companies.

FOWL

FRIENDS
OF WISCONSIN LIBRARIES. The state organization for library
Friends groups. Also referred to as FLW.

FOLUSA

FRIENDS
OF LIBRARIES USA. The national organization for library Friends
groups.

FVLC

FOX VALLEY
LIBRARY COUNCIL, INC., the multiple library organization established
in the Winnefox Library System and the Outagamie Waupaca Library
System areas to promote cooperation among all types of libraries
and information centers in the Fox Valley area. Its major purpose
is to facilitate resource sharing.

ILL

INTERLIBRARY
LOAN, the method by which one library borrows materials from
another, either within the library system, or from libraries around
the state and nation.

IMC

INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS CENTER. One of the terms for a school library.

ISBN

INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD BOOK NUMBER. This number appears in most published
materials, is supposed to be unique to that title and is frequently
require when ordering a book.

ISP

INTERNET
SERVICE PROVIDER. The ISP for Winnefox is WiscNet

ISSP

INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD SERIAL NUMBER is an eight-digit identifier of reference
for serial publications/magazines.

LC

LIBRARY
OF CONGRESS. The national library for the United States of America

LSTA

LIBRARY
SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY ACT, the major source of federal funds
for the Winnefox Library System. The Division for Libraries Technology
and Community Learning establishes grant categories, evaluates the
competitive grant applications, and distributes the funds.

NATIONAL
ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES. Funded by the Congress, this is
the source of funds for programming in the humanities. Most of the
funds are allotted to the Wisconsin Humanities Council for distribution
in the state.

NLW

NATIONAL
LIBRARY WEEK. A week in April that celebrates the contributions
of libraries and librarians, and promotes library use and support.

OCLC

ON-LINE
COMPUTER LIBRARY CENTER, an international computerized database
that contains the holdings of over 45,000 libraries. It is the database
used by OPL and Winnefox to catalog material and to get computer
records for the database used by the WALS libraries for the shared
catalog. The OCLC database is also used to verify and locate interlibrary
loan materials.

PUBLIC
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION. A division of ALA which focuses on public
libraries.

R&L
or RLL

REFERENCE
AND LOAN LIBRARY, the state interlibrary loan clearinghouse
for public libraries in Wisconsin. It has a sizable collection of
library materials that it makes available to libraries and networks
in Wisconsin. Part of DLTCL.

SIRSI

SIRSI
CORPORATION is a library software company headquartered in Huntsville,
Alabama. It is the developer of the online catalog and circulation
software used by WALS libraries. See also WALS.

SLIS

SCHOOL
FOR LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES. The library school at UW-Madison.

SLP

SUMMER
LIBRARY PROGRAM. An umbrella term for the activities and programs
which occur at public libraries for children during the summer.

SOMBAW

SYSTEM
OFFICE MANAGERS AND BOOKKEEPERS ASSOCIATION OF WISCONSIN, the
organization of system office managers and bookkeepers.

SRLAAW

SYSTEM
AND RESOURCE LIBRARY ADMINISTRATOR'S ASSOCIATION OF WISCONSIN,
the organization of directors of library systems and resource libraries
in Wisconsin.

TEACH

TECHNOLOGY
FOR EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN WISCONSIN is a state telecommunication
access program and mechanism to provide discounted BadgerNet services
to schools and libraries. It is partly funded by the state and by
federal funds using the E-RATE program. See also BadgerNet and E-RATE.

WINNEFOX
AUTOMATED LIBRARY SERVICES, the WLS service program under which
the Sirsi-DRA shared automated system is operated. The automated
system includes the circulation and online catalog software. WALS
also provides and supports the telecommunication network linking
the participating libraries and provides Internet access and PC
support. WiscNet is the Internet service provider for WALS. BadgerNet
and FoxNet provide parts of the telecommunications network. There
are currently 25 WLS libraries on the WALS network and 20 libraries
that are fully automated.

WAPL

SYSTEM
AND RESOURCE LIBRARY ADMINISTRATOR'S ASSOCIATION OF WISCONSIN,
the organization of directors of library systems and resource libraries
in Wisconsin.

WCTS

TECHNOLOGY
FOR EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN WISCONSIN is a state telecommunication
access program and mechanism to provide discounted BadgerNet services
to schools and libraries. It is partly funded by the state and by
federal funds using the E-RATE program. See also BadgerNet and E-RATE.

WINNEFOX
AUTOMATED LIBRARY SERVICES, the WLS service program under which
the Sirsi-DRA shared automated system is operated. The automated
system includes the circulation and online catalog software. WALS
also provides and supports the telecommunication network linking
the participating libraries and provides Internet access and PC
support. WiscNet is the Internet service provider for WALS. BadgerNet
and FoxNet provide parts of the telecommunications network. There
are currently 25 WLS libraries on the WALS network and 20 libraries
that are fully automated.

WAPL

WISCONSIN
ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC LIBRARIANS. The division of WLA which
focuses on public library staff and services.

WCTS

WINNEFOX
COOPERATIVE TECHNICAL SERVICES, a WLS service program that provides
cooperative library material selection, acquisitions, and cataloging,
rotating collections, and consulting services to its members. The
County Plans of Green Lake, Marquette, and Waushara counties provide
funding for cooperative services to the WCTS member libraries.

WILS

WISCONSIN
LIBRARY SERVICES is a consortium of over 500 Wisconsin libraries
that offers services in the area such as shared bibliographic information,
resource sharing, cooperative purchasing, and in-service training.
It operates an interlibrary loan network and brokers OCLC services.
Winnefox is a WILS member. See also OCLC

WISCAT

WISCONSIN
CATALOG, a statewide union catalog that contains over 7 million
print and audiovisual titles and over 30 million holdings from more
than 1,200 contributing libraries. It's available online at http://www.wiscat.net

WISCNET

WISCNET
is the internet service provider for Winnefox and most of the schools,
colleges, universities and other public library systems in Wisconsin.
It is located at the UW Madison campus and maintains a high speed
network connecting its members to the rest of the internet.

WLA

WISCONSIN
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, the state's professional organization
for librarians and library board members. It has four main divisions: